Harry Flashman's definitions

catshit

A mild interjection suggesting disappointment.

Catshit! My draft number is 14...I'm either getting a Rhodes scholarship or wearing a dress to my induction physical in Little Rock.

by harry flashman July 9, 2003

sack up

To gather up one's courage for a daunting task.

Sargeant Bohannon shrieked at Private Entwhistle, "Sack up, you panty-wearing dipstick...bayonet practice may save your life...now lunge, thrust, stick and twist...repeat...

by harry flashman July 28, 2003

cammie up

To dress up in stealthy outer garments in order to minimize your visibility and to maximize your blending in with your surroundings.

Hey Jeff...if Hillary gets elected to the presidency we need to cammie up and join the militia.

by harry flashman July 6, 2003

Maginot Line

Some place the Germans will revisit the next time they get a weekend barbeque rained out.

Gerta, looks like rain, put the bratwurst away, get the kids in the Benz, we're going frog hunting at the Maginot line.

by harry flashman July 11, 2003

weaves

1. Departs. 2. Flat, thin protuberances growing from twigs and branches.

1. The twain weaves at 2:12. 2.Wilbur was waking weaves wewentwesswe.

by harry flashman August 20, 2003

trusay

What the French say to the German army when it invades.

Mon ami...trusay?

by harry flashman July 12, 2003

Gurl

A Naval officer with the 1100 code in the General UnRestricted Line (GURL), doesn't have a warfare specialty, doesn't serve at sea and consequently attracts personnel who would otherwise have made a career in the postal service.

My JAG lawyer thought it was important to get a GURL on the courts-martial board so that I could get acquitted.

by harry flashman July 13, 2003